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withdrawal

  • noun
  • /wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/

Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.

Other meanings

  1. A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.

  2. A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.

Synonyms

  • pulling out

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “withdrawal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.